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Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters. Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage", and "Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he had a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Hancock has won an Academy Award and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for his 2007 album River: The Joni Letters, a tribute to his friend Joni Mitchell. In 2024, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph ranked Hancock as the greatest keyboard player of all time. In 2025, he received the Polar Music Prize. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Rockit
Herbie Hancock
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Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Herbie Hancock
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Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
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Watermelon Man (Remastered 2007)
Herbie Hancock
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Maiden Voyage (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Herbie Hancock

Albums

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Summer Jazz: Herbie Hancock

2026
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Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2017
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The Imagine Project

2010
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Late Night Herbie Hancock

2024
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The Jazz Masters

2016
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Voyager

2009
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Legendary Recordings: Herbie Hancock

2023
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Empty Pockets (Herbie Hancock Empty Pockets)

2014
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Jammin' With Herbie (2022)

2022
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The Prisoner

2013

Singles & EPs

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CoreaHancock: An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock (Live)

EP • 1979
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An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert (Live)

EP • 1978

Videos

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Imagine (feat. Oumou Sangaré, Seal, India.Arie & Jeff Beck)

Herbie Hancock • 3M views
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La Tierra (feat. Juanes)

Herbie Hancock • 554K views
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Space Captain (feat. Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks)

Herbie Hancock • 398K views
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Trey Anastasio and Herbie Hancock Bonus Footage - from ‘Possibilities’ (2005) (feat. Trey Anastasio)

Herbie Hancock • 3.3K views

Live performances

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Essential Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Dinner Party Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Bewitching Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Fusion

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Feels the Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Springtime Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Brunch

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz for the Lonely

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'80s Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Made In America

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Herbie Hancock

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Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea

Playlist • Herbie Hancock • 1.6K views

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